The bitter winter wind, like the howling of a ghost, swept the withered fallen leaves and blew across the eaves of the Forbidden City where the snow had not yet melted.

The emperor wore a royal blue robe, his brows slightly tired, one hand on his forehead, eyes slightly closed, "Any progress?"

"The girl was killed, perhaps it was done by the great wizard Kunya and his apprentice from the Northern Frontier. In addition to Wen Ming, the target may also be... Yu Xiaoqiao." Li Lingyan's pupils shrank slightly, a layer of haze shrouded his eyes, and he bowed.

Speaking of Yu Xiaoqiao, Li Lingyan couldn't help but look solemn, with veins on his temples visible.

The emperor opened his half-closed eyes, glanced meaningfully at Li Lingyan standing in the palace, and said in a cold voice: "That Kunya... can be connected with the court?"

"Kun Ya was in Liuzhou and claimed to be invited by the Zhen family, but I don't think that's true. There is no definite evidence as to who he is closely connected with, so I dare not make any rash statements."

Li Lingyan's eyes flickered, he pursed his lips slightly, his fingers trembled slightly, and after hesitating for a while, he replied calmly.

The emperor did not speak, but a playful smile appeared on the corner of his lips. He stood up and stood in front of the desk. He took the pen and dipped it lightly in ink, and wrote two words - the world, and said slowly.

"The affairs of a country are not the mercy of one person. Although Daxin is strong, Qi and Yan are watching covetously. If we make a wrong move, we will fall into eternal damnation."

Li Lingyan took a deep breath, stood with his eyes lowered, and listened attentively.

The emperor looked out the window, staring at the leaves falling in the wind, and said in a deep voice: "Goodness cannot be cowardly, and retreat cannot be excessive. If you have the heart of Buddha, you must practice the art of killing. You must be patient when encountering things, but you must be ruthless when you strike. Do you understand?"

"I understand, son." Li Lingyan replied with his Adam's apple moving slightly.

Immediately, the emperor turned and stared at him, saying word by word: "Capture Kunya alive and dig deep into his background!"

"Your son obeys your command." Li Lingyan bowed and left.

The emperor looked at the figure disappearing at the end of the palace and sighed softly, "You are so heartless and disloyal. You are too far away from the throne."

Turning around, he looked intently at the bouquet of gardenias on the table, thinking: Yan'er, although I know your feelings, I owe you too much. He is different from you after all, and I can give him too little...

The rare sunshine in winter shines through the window onto the bouquets, making us feel like we’re back to a sunny afternoon many years ago.

The young man, dressed in fine clothes and riding a horse, came galloping over with high spirits and vigor.

"Do you like it?" The young man dismounted from his horse and handed a bouquet of gardenias to the girl. He asked softly with his eyes as bright as stars.

The girl held the bouquet to her heart, her cheeks flushed a brilliant pink, as if ignited by the fire of love.

"When I finish my studies and return to the court, I will report to my father and ask to marry you. I don't want the imperial power or the throne, but only to have you by my side, forever!" The young man's eyes were filled with doting, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised, as soft as a crescent moon.

The girl's long eyelashes trembled slightly, the sunlight danced gently on them, and she smiled at him, bright and warm.

The night is dark and everything is silent.

A waning moon hung in the sky. A biting cold wind blew from the north, whistling past a galloping carriage.

"Too fast. The old witch is too old and won't be able to catch up." A soft and mean female voice came from the carriage.

Qing Feng, who was dressed as an old man, shouted "Oh oh oh", and the carriage immediately slowed down and drove slowly on the deathly silent street.

"Clap clap clap!"

The people inside the car knocked on the carriage, and a soft, bone-breaking sound was heard faintly: "Too slow, how can a young lady's car be so gloomy!"

"Yes, miss, you are running out of youth and beauty!" Qing Feng lifted the curtain, rolled his eyes at the carriage, and shouted "Go".

The moment the curtain was lifted, I caught a glimpse of a pair of big red shoes. She quickly shrank under her bright red dress, covered in jewels. Her slender white hands were adjusting the pearl hairpins and golden hairpins in her hair.

Si Wenming looked at Li Lingyan, who was wearing jewels and heavy makeup, and said with a smile: "I think the wizard would be scared away if he saw us like this."

Then, she looked down at herself wearing a pink skirt, pink shoes, gold hairpins, and pearls and emeralds. She could not bear to look at herself, and shook her head helplessly, sighing softly.

Li Lingyan took the powder box and slapped it hard on Si Wenming's face, "Nothing else works, I can only use the ultimate move. Your makeup is too light, and the powder is not enough. If you don't dress up, how can you attract bees and butterflies?"

As she spoke, she raised her orchid finger to her lips and said delicately, "Not professional at all. Even an old bee or butterfly likes the flamboyant ones... Hate-hate!"

Si Wenming covered his mouth and pretended to hiccup.

Li Lingyan hurriedly said, "I am a fake woman, please don't really vomit! Dirtifying the carriage will not attract Kunya, but will attract a swarm of flies!"

"In the cold winter, even Kunya can't attract flies... maybe Xiao Qiao can." Si Wenming frowned slightly and said jokingly.

Inside the carriage, the two of them were joking and laughing, while outside the carriage, the wind was howling.

The wind whistled past, carrying with it a few moans that sounded like a woman crying, or like a young ghost laughing obscenely.

There seemed to be dark shadows flashing on both sides of the carriage.

Qing Feng looked up, but saw no living creature. The four-cornered carriage was shivering in the dim moonlight, and an occasional hissing sound flashed by his ears.

Unconsciously, the carriage drove into a small woods, and dead leaves fluttered and fell.

The deep sound of the flute seemed to be there and not there, vaguely in his ears, and Qingfeng broke out in a cold sweat.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the roof of the carriage was blown open by the huge force, and two big hands flew over and suddenly twisted the necks of the two men.

Their faces flushed red and they were having difficulty breathing.

They grabbed the two armless hands tightly and struggled for a long time before they finally threw the severed hands away.

Kunya's face was hidden under the big hood, and a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his lips. "You are a nobleman, if you want to find me, why do you have to do this?"

"Who made the great wizard like this style? We should follow the guests and put on some makeup. Is that satisfactory?" Li Lingyan gently brushed the long hair in front of her forehead and said with a sweet smile.

Kunya snorted in contempt and raised his finger, causing several corpses of secret guards to fall from the tree.

"That's all you have, it's not good enough! Let me teach you." Xiao Lingzi held up the black jade flute with a fierce look on his face.

Si Wenming curled the corners of his lips, gave Li Lingyan a look, and the two of them rushed forward with swords in hand.

Qing Feng dealt with Xiao Lingzi, while Li Lingyan and Si Wenming fought against Kun Ya.

After dozens of rounds, it was difficult to tell the winner.

Kunya called back Xiao Lingzi, held the staff and chanted a spell, and pointed the staff. Everyone felt that the sword in their hand turned into a fierce snake, spitting out bloody tongues and crawling around their arms.

Everyone swung their arms violently and threw the snake off, only to find that it was a sword.

Si Wenming shouted, "It's an illusion, pick up the sword."

Seeing that the situation was not right, Li Lingyan gave a signal and the sixteen secret guards who were ambushing further away rushed forward.

"Great wizard, today you will experience the power of the Heaven and Earth Net Formation." Li Lingyan said sternly.

But I saw that the net was about ten feet square, woven together from a mixture of gold and steel wires, and studded with golden knives and sharp swords, with magnets at the intersections of the net.

Kunya sneered: "You are using this childish trick against me. What a joke!"

The commander shouted loudly: "A long snake appears, a giant python appears... two fierce tigers appear, a dragon stirs the earth... water comes from all directions, waves surge to the sky..."

Sixteen people formed a formation, with four of them holding a piece of net, either horizontally or vertically, or diagonally or flatly. Suddenly it became a slender giant python, tightly wrapping the master and the disciple, and suddenly it became a fierce tiger descending from the mountain, firmly locking the two of them...

However, after nearly a hundred rounds, the Heaven and Earth Net Formation was no match for it.

At this moment, a beam of light suddenly shot out from the darkness and hit the great wizard's Shenque acupoint.

The great wizard staggered and was trapped in the formation.

"His weakness is Shenque!" Si Wenming shouted.

Si Wenming and Li Lingyan aimed at his Shenque point and stabbed straight forward.

After another fierce battle, Xiao Lingzi was captured alive and Kunya escaped with injuries.

Si Wenming and Li Lingyan caught a glimpse of a black figure, which quickly disappeared into the dark night.

No girls were killed in the next two days.

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